Signal processing, Coding and Visual Communication - Specialization

Signal processing, Coding and Visual communication specialisation

Processing and transmission of signals in communication systems. This includes data compression, video coding and advanced signal processing utilizing e.g., machine learning.

Purpose and Content
This master specialization is composed of courses aimed at providing the foundations for development of methods for signal processing in communication systems and the technologies to transmit these signals. The technologies include both wired technologies as well as wireless communication. The specialization is focused on the signals and processing of these signals in communication systems. This covers both signal processing for the physical media for transmission, as well as signals close to the users and applications, e.g. processing of natural signals such as audio, images, or video to match them to the transmission environment provided. The reason for this dual approach is that there is a common basis for the processing methods.

Job Profile
The graduates from this specialization are mostly working in that part of industry where the physical realisations of communication equipment is taking place. The most well-known example from Denmark is probably the advanced mobile and wireless communication industry including operators. However, there are also a number of possibilities in smaller less known companies, in communication sectors as well as e.g. companies within industrial or traffic control. Another part of the graduates are employed by the growing industry for production of advanced multimedia, such as broadcasting companies, producers of video equipment or internet applications.  

Structure of Studies
This specialization requires that the students fulfill the requirements specified in the admission description of the programme in Communication and System Design described in the programme specification.

In addidtion to the compulsory courses and requirements listed in the Curriculum, the following rules apply for this specialization:

In the Core competence course - specific, the student must select the following 20 ECTS points:

34231 Digital communication 1 5 point Autumn E2A (Mon 13-17)
34242 Machine learning techniques for design and optimization of communication systems 5 point January and June
34249 Synthesis Project for Communication Technologies 10 point Spring F5B (Wed 13-17) and June
or
34349 FPGA design for communication systems 10 point Spring F5 (Wed 8-17)

For the Advanced programme specific courses, the student must choose a total of 15 ECTS within the list below (if total of more than 15 ECTS of technological specialization courses are chosen, they will count in the Electives category).

01405 Algebraic Error-Correcting Codes 5 point Spring F4B (Fri 8-12)
02393 Programming in C++ 5 point E7 (Tues 18-22)
02471 Machine learning for signal processing 5 point Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17)
34240 Data Science, Compression and Image Communication 5 point Spring F4B (Fri 8-12)
34241 Digital video technology 5 point Spring F4A (Tues 13-17)
34250 Advanced image and video coding 5 point Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17)
34251 Advanced forward error correction and iterative decoding 5 point January

A recommended study program for each semester is shown below:

Proposed study plan

Polytechnical foundation
Programme specific courses
Thesis
Electives
1.Semester
34368
Global communication network... Global communication network infrastructure and design
5 point
34231
Digital communication 1
5 point
02471
Machine learning for signal processing
5 point
12106
Quantitative Sustainability... Quantitative Sustainability (Polytechnical Foundation)
5 point
Electives
Electives
5 point
34369
Project work in Global communication... Project work in Global communication network infrastructure and design
5 point
2.Semester
34349
FPGA design for communication systems
10 point
34240
Data Science, Compression and Image... Data Science, Compression and Image Communication
5 point
34241
Digital video technology
5 point
34346
Networking technologies and application... Networking technologies and application development for Internet of Things (IoT)
5 point
34242
Machine learning techniques for design... Machine learning techniques for design and optimization of communication systems
5 point
42504
Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical... Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical Foundation)
5 point
3.Semester
34250
Advanced image and video coding
5 point
34156
Advanced Optical Communication Systems
5 point
Elective
Electives
5 point
34365
IoT Prototyping
5 point
34251
Advanced forward error correction and... Advanced forward error correction and iterative decoding
5 point
4.Semester
Master
Master's thesis
30 point

Specializations are merely recommended ways of choosing the courses in the curriculum. Applicants are not admitted to a specialization but to the programme and it is possible to choose among all the courses in the curriculum following the directions given. However, if a specialization has been fulfilled the title of the specialization may be added to the diploma.